# Kovilady GN division, Town & Gravets DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/kovilady/ Grama Niladhari division · Town & Gravets DS Division # Kovilady Kovilady is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.33 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.3km² - 2mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kovilady? Kovilady lies in [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/), [Trincomalee District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Andankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/andankulam/), [Mihindupura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/mihindupura/), [Palaiyoottu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/palaiyoottu/), [Poompuhar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/poompuhar/) and [Singhapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/singhapura/). By area it is the 13221st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.3% of [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/). The centre of Kovilady is about 236 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 3.1 km from Trincomalee, the main town of Town & Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 8.5853° N, 81.2019° E. Local names: කෝවිල්අඩි . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Kovilady Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kovilady. - Palaiyuttu Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kovilady Named natural and historic features inside Kovilady, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 2 headlands. - Leatham Point - Wemyss Point Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Kovilady and the best time to visit Using the climate of Trincomalee District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (327 mm) and the driest Jun (28 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 127 Feb 26 93 Mar 28 71 Apr 29 109 May 29 105 Jun 29 28 Jul 29 36 Aug 29 57 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 227 Nov 27 327 Dec 26 304 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kovilady Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hymavathie Hospital · Anpuvalipuram 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58718&mlon=81.20746#map=17/8.58718/81.20746) Bank People's Bank Regional Office · Abayapura 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58772&mlon=81.21472#map=17/8.58772/81.21472) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Linganagar 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58515&mlon=81.21794#map=17/8.58515/81.21794) Hotel Eastern Holiday Resort & Restaurant · Andankulam 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58884&mlon=81.20175#map=17/8.58884/81.20175) Mall Cargills Food City · Sivapuri 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.57754&mlon=81.22803#map=17/8.57754/81.22803) School Sri Vani Vidyalayam · Kovilady 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58453&mlon=81.20430#map=17/8.58453/81.20430) College Technical College · Mihindupura 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59287&mlon=81.20125#map=17/8.59287/81.20125) Police station Police Station · Abayapura 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59162&mlon=81.21663#map=17/8.59162/81.21663) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kovilady Places mapped inside Kovilady in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Restaurants1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Town & Gravets DS Division - Abayapura - Andankulam - Anpuvalipuram - Arasadi - Arunagirinagar - Chinabay - Eluppaikulam - Jinnanagar - Kanniya - Kappalthurai - Kawattikuda - Linganagar - Manayaveli - Mankaiyoottu - Mihindupura - Mudcove - Murugapuri - Muththunagar - Nachchikuda - Orr's Hill - Palaiyoottu - Pattanatheru - Peeliyady - Peruntheru - Poompuhar - Puliyankulam - Salli - Sampalthivu - Selvanayahapuram - Singhapura - Sivapuri - Sonagavadi - Sumedhankarapura - Thillainagar - Thirukkadaloor - Uppuveli - Varodayanagar - Villundy - Wellaimanal - Welveri - Wilgama ## Quick answers - Where is Kovilady?In Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kovilady?Andankulam, Mihindupura, Palaiyoottu, Poompuhar and Singhapura - How many villages are in Kovilady?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Kovilady?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kovilady?Hymavathie Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kovilady?People's Bank Regional Office, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kovilady?People's Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kovilady?Lanka IOC, about 1.8 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kovilady?LK5315070 (OCHA common operational dataset)